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Peer reviewedSpeiglman, Richard – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Two examples from the law enforcement field are presented in support of Ginsberg's (TM 508 964) view that social dysfunctionality follows from the attempt to distribute scarce resources in a manner that appears politically legitimate. (BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Evaluation Utilization, Law Enforcement, Legislation
Peer reviewedTuchfeld, Barry S. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1981
After reviewing the implications of nonreflective and reflective stances, the conclusion is that applied researchers adopting a social action perspective actually maximize their obligations as scholar-scientists even though a nonneutral posture is assumed. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Change Agents, Researchers, Role Conflict
Peer reviewedCovaleski, Mark A.; Dirsmith, Mark W. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
By demystifying traditional rational accounting perspectives, the work of Ginsberg (TM 508 964) offers a basis to develop notions of accountability in relation to meaningful work processes. (BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Accountants, Accounting, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedGinsberg, Pauline E. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Premature application of quantitative indicators formerly used for individual assessment and research to bureaucratic decision making can produce side effects that are dysfunctional in nature. In order to illustrate this phenomenon, the author reviews a general literature and utilizes examples form mental health care. (Author/BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Peer reviewedGamble, Thomas J. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Based on his experience as a youth planner, the author points out that the dysfunctional side effects of evaluation described by Ginsberg (TM 508 964) also apply to statewide efforts to deinstitutionalize status offenders. (BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Delinquency Prevention, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
Peer reviewedOlson, Lynn M.; Gordon, Andrew C. – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
Using a Maternal and Child Health clinic as an example, the social context of record production is stressed. The interorganizational context of the clinic, and its influence on the clinic's record production, illustrate Ginsberg's (TM 508 964) dysfunctional side effects on quantitative indicator production. (BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Records, Clinics, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedSmith, Mary Lee – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
The theory, presented by Ginsberg (TM 508 964), that quantitative indicators are likely to be corrupted when used for purposes of accountability is supported by the results of the Learning Disabilities Identification Study. The quantitative indicator in this case had to do with selection of pupils eligible for services for the handicapped. (BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Decision Making, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedMcCleary, Richard – Evaluation and Program Planning: An International Journal, 1984
In support of Ginsberg's theory (TM 508 964), a third corollary to the Conservation of Discretion Law is proposed: Where possible, the worker will use a statistic not as a statistic but, rather, as an instrument to reduce the workload. Three illustrations are presented: grade point averages, crime rates, and recidivism rates. (BW)
Descriptors: Accountability, Crime, Decision Making, Employee Responsibility
